Over the last decade, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) has made itself at home in the centrally located city of Indianapolis every two years. For the first time ever, the gathering will take place in Long Beach this fall, marking the start of a new schedule that will turn NCYC into an annual conference, alternating between the two cities. By Evan Holguin, Angelus News
Pope Francis meets with the leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2022. Pictured with the pontiff are Father Michael Fuller, general secretary; Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, vice president; Archbishop JosÈ H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president; and Father Paul Hartmann, associate general secretary. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)